Republished research: Effects of circuit training as alternative to usual physiotherapy after stroke: randomised controlled trial

Summary answer Task oriented circuit training started in the first six months is as effective as individually tailored physiotherapy for patients with moderate to mild stroke and allows patients to exercise more intensively with a lower ratio of staff to patients. Bias, confounding, and other reasons for caution Patients recruited for the present study were aware of type of intervention they received, and the combination of workstations used in this trial was an arbitrary selection on the basis of safety, clinical relevance in terms of activities, simplicity of execution, and feasibility without additional costs to the physiotherapy department.